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失败

shī bài · shi bai

Traditional 失敗

HSK 4Measure word: 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. to be defeated
  2. to lose
  3. to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. failure
  5. defeat
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The new plan

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)计划(jìhuà)又(yòu)失败(shībài)了(le)。

    My plan failed again.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)计划(jìhuà)？

    What plan?

  3. Dengdeng

    早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Get up at six in the morning.

  4. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)为什么(wèishénme)失败(shībài)？

    Why did it fail this time?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)六点(liùdiǎn)真的(zhēnde)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)，然后(ránhòu)又(yòu)回(huí)床上(chuángshàng)了(le)。

    I really got up at six, then went back to bed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)方(fāng)案(àn)在(zài)最(zuì)后(hòu)的(de)时(shí)刻(kè)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

Our plans fell through at the last minute.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)不(bú)够(gòu)努(nǔ)力(lì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)才(cái)会(huì)失(shī)败(bài)。

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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